IDCommon NameScientific NameLengthDepthFoundEatsFamilySpeciesImage Name
1Abudjubbe WrasseCheilinus abudjubbe20cm2-30mWestern Indian OceanInvertebrates and ZooplanktonWrassesLabridae
2Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensis15cm1-16mEastern PacificZooplanktonDamselfishesPomacentridae
3Achilles TangAcanthurus achilles20m0-4mCentral PacificPlankton and algaeSurgeonfishesAcanthuridae
4Acorn WormsHemichordata1mUnder the sandGlobalPlanktonMarine WormsEnteropneusta
5Acute-jawed MulletNeomyxus leuciscus46cm0-10mPacificZooplankton and algaeMulletsMugilidae
6Aesop ShrimpPericlimenes aesopius2.5cm3-20mIndo-PacificParasites, algae, planktonShrimpsPalaemonidae
7African Butterfly CichlidAnomalochromis thomasi5cm?African coastal rivers?CichlidsCichlidae
8African PompanoAlectis ciliaris130cm5-100mCircumtropicalFishJacksCarangidae
9African Pompanojuvenile130cm5-100mCircumtropicalFishJacksCarangidae
10African WrasseCoris cuvieri35cm1-20mIndian OceanInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
11African WrasseJuvenile35cm1-20mIndian OceanInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
12Alaskan King CrabParalithodes camtschaticus22cm0-50mNorthern PacificAnything they can find!CrabsLithodidae
13Almaco JackSeriola rivoliana90cm5-160mCircumtropicalFish and zooplanktonJacksCarangidae
14Alyta NudibranchPhyllidia alyta6cm10-25mWestern Indian OceanHydroids, coral, sponges, anemonesSea SlugsPhyllidiidae
15Ambanoro ShrimpgobyVanderhorstia ambanoro12cm5-25mIndo-West PacificInvertebratesGobiesGobiidae
16Amber PenshellPinna carnea15cm1-15mWestern Atlantic & CaribbeanPlanktonBivalvesPinnidae
17Ambon ChromisChromis amboinensis7.5cm5-65mEast Indo-West PacificZooplanktonDamselfishesPomacentridae
18Ambon Cleaner ShrimpLysmata amboinensis6cm8-25mIndo-PacificParasites, algae, planktonShrimpsHippolytidae
19Ambon DamselPomacentrus bipunctatus10cm2-40mEast Indo-West PacificZooplanktonDamselfishesPomacentridae
20Ambon DamselPomacentrus amboinensis10cm2-40mWest PacificZooplanktonDamselfishesPomacentridae
21Ambon Damseljuvenile10cm2-40mEast Indo-West PacificZooplanktonDamselfishesPomacentridae
22Ambon ScorpionfishPteroidichthys amboinensis8cm10-50mWestern Indo-PacificFish and invertebratesScorpionfishesScorpaenidae
23Anchor CoralEuphyllia ancora10cm15-30mIndo-PacificPlanktonStony CoralsEuphylliidae
24Andover LionfishPterois andover38cm2-50mIndian OceanFish and crustaceansLionfishesScorpaenidae
25Anemone Hermit CrabDardanus pedunculatus5cm0-40mIndo-PacificFish, invertebrates and each other!Hermit CrabsDiogenidae
26Angler FlatfishAsterorhombus fijiensis15cm1-30mIndo-West PacificFish, invertebrates and wormsFloundersBothidae
27Anna's Magnificent SlugChromodoris annae2cm15-30mWestern PacificHydroids, coral, sponges, anemonesSea SlugsChromodorididae
28Annae NudibranchPhyllidiopsis annae2.5cm8-10mIndo-West PacificHydroids, coral, sponges, anemonesSea SlugsPhyllidiidae
29Annular SeabreamDiplodus annularis13cm1-90mEastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black SeaWorms, crustaceans and molluscsPorgiesSparidae
30Antler CoralPocillopora eydouxi?1-10mIndo-PacificPlanktonStony CoralsPocilloporidae
31Antler CoralPectinia alcicornis?0-40mWestern-Central PacificPlanktonStony CoralsPectiniidae
32Anton Bruuni Cleaner ShrimpUrocaridella antonbruunii3cm3-30mIndo-West PacificParasites, algae, planktonShrimpsPalaemonidae
33Apolegma NudibranchHypselodoris apolegma4cm2-30mIndo-PacificHydroids, coral, sponges, anemonesSea SlugsChromodorididae
34Apple SnailMalea pomum10cm5-30mIndo PacificSea CucumberSea SnailsTonnidae
35Arabian Crust-spongeHemimycele arabica20cm0-20mIndo PacificPlanktonSpongesHalichondriidae
36Arabian Monocle BreamScolopsis ghanam25cm2-25mIndian OceanWorms and small creaturesCoral BreamsNemipteridae
37Arc-eye HawkfishParacirrhites arcatus14cm1-91mIndo-PacificFish and invertebratesHawkfishesCirrhitidae
38Arcfin ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris arcupinna9cm10-30mWestern Central PacificInvertebrates and zooplanktonGobiesGobiidae
39Arched Box CrabCalappa convexa12cm18-120mPacificPlankton and InvertebratesCrabsCalappidae
40Argus WrasseHalichoeres argus11cm0-5mIndo-West PacificInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
41Argus WrasseJuvenile11cm0-5mIndo-West PacificInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
42Aron's BlennyEcsenius aroni5.5cm2-35mWestern Indian OceanAlgaeBlenniesBlenniidae
43Arrowhead Crab ???Huenia heraldica ???2cm?Indo PacificPlanktonCrabsEpialtidae
44Arthritic Spider ShellLambis chiragra arthritica15cm8-25mIndo PacificAlgae, sponges, worms, molluscs and fish amongst other things.Sea SnailsStrombidae
45Asian Paddle CrabCharybdis japonica12cm?Asian Pacific & New ZealandFish, bivalves and invertebratesCrabsPortunidae
46Asparagus AlgaeAsparagopsis taxiformis??Indo-Pacific & MediterraneanPlanktonAlgaeBonnemaisoniaceae
47Assasi TriggerfishRhinecanthus assasi30cm1-25mRed Sea to Arabian GulfFish, Crustaceans, MolluscsTriggerfishesBalistidae
48Atlantic BatfishDibranchus atlanticus38cm45-1000mWestern Atlanticbivalve molluscs, brittle stars, starfishes and sea spidersBatfishesOgcocephalidae
49Atlantic Sea ravenHemitripterus americanus60cm?-180mNorthwest Atlanticfish, crustaceans, mollusks, sea urchins.Sea RavensHemitripteridae
50Atlantic Wing-oysterPteria colymbus8cm3-30mWestern Atlantic & CaribbeanPlanktonBivalvesPteriidae
51Atriolum RobustumDidemnum robustum2.5cm1-20mIndo-PacificPlankton and detritusAscidiansDidemnidae
52Aureopurpurea NudibranchChromodoris aureopurpurea5cm5-30mWest PacificHydroids, coral, sponges, anemonesSea SlugsChromodorididae
53Aurora ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris aurora11cm1-35mIndian OceanInvertebrates and zooplanktonGobiesGobiidae
54Australian BlennyEcsenius australianus5cm3-22mN.Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, New Guinea and S.E. Papua.AlgaeBlenniesBlenniidae
55Australian Brain CoralGoniastrea australensis?2-20mIndo-PacificPlanktonStony CoralsFaviidae
56Australian DamselPomacentrus australis8cm5-35mWestern PacificZooplankton and algaeDamselfishesPomacentridae
57Australian Giant CuttlefishSepia apama60cm2-35mAustraliaFish and crustaceansCuttlefishesSepiidae
58Australian Land Hermit CrabCoenobita variabilis4cmIndo-PacificDecaying MaterialHermit CrabsCoenobitidae
59Australian SandperchParapercis australis14cm3-2mWestern PacificInvertebrates and zooplanktonSandperchesPinguipedidae
60Axilspot HogfishBodianus Axillaris20cm10-30mIndo-PacificInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
61Axilspot HogfishJuvenile20cm10-30mIndo-PacificInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
62BalaoHemiramphus balao35cm0-10mWestern Atlantic & CaribbeanFishHalfbeaksHemiramphidae
63Bald-tipped CoralEuphyllia glabrescens20cm10-30mIndo-PacificPlanktonStony CoralsEuphyllidae
64Ball CorallimorphPseudocorynactis sp.15cm5-20mWest PacificPlanktonCorallimorphsDiscosomatidae
65Balloon CorallimorphAmplexidiscus fenestrafer30cm3-25mIndo-PacificPlanktonCorallimorphsActinodiscidae
66Balloon MollyPoecilia latipinna4cm?mNorth AmericaCrustaceans and insectsTooth CarpsPoeciliidae
67BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus30cm5-100mCircumtropicalHard shelled invertebratesPorcupinefishesDiodontidae
68Bananensis BlennyHypleurochilus bananensis10.5cm1-10mEastern Central Atlantic & MediterraneanAlgaeBlenniesBlenniidae
69Banded Boxer ShrimpStenopus hispidus5cm1-30mCircumtropicalParasites, algae, planktonShrimpsStenopodidae
70Banded Brittle StarOphiolepis superba9cm0-30mIndo-PacificPlankton, detritus, molluscs, wormsSea StarsOphiolepididae
71Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatus15cm3-20mWestern Atlantic & CaribbeanCoral polyps, tentacles of featherdusters and Christmas-tree worms.ButterflyfishesChaetodontidae
72Banded GobyAmblygobius phalaena15cm1-20mWestern PacificInvertebratesGobiesGobiidae
73Banded Messmate PipefishCorythoichthys sp.17cm0-15mWest PacificInvertebratesPipefishesSyngnathidae
74Banded ScatSelenotoca multifasciata30cm0-5mIndo-West PacificAlgaeScatsScatophagidae
75Banded Sea KraitLaticauda colubrina70cm2-40mIndo-pacificFish and garden eelsSea SnakesHydrophillidae
76Banded SergeantAbudefduf septemfasciatus20cm0-3mIndo-PacificPlankton, algae and invertebrates.DamselfishesPomacentridae
77Banded ShrimpgobyCryptoentrus cinctus7cm2-15mEast Indo-Asian PacificInvertebrates and zooplankton.GobiesGobiidae
78Banded SoleSoleichthys heterorhinos15cm5-25mIndo-PacificFish, invertebrates and wormsSolesSoleidae
79Banded VertagusRhinoclavis fasciata8cm0-18mIndo-PacificAlgae and detritusSea SnailsCerithiidae
80Banded YellowfishCentriscops humerosus30cm35-1000mWidespread CircumtropicalFish, worms & crustaceansSnipefishCentriscidae
81Bandtail ScorpionfishScorpaenopsis neglecta15cm1-40mAsian PacificFish and invertebratesScorpionfishesScorpaenidae
82Bar JackCaranx ruber36cm0-18mWestern Atlantic & CaribbeanFish, crustaceans, mullusc'sJacksCarangidae
83BarramundiCromileptes altivelis65cm3-100mIndo-PacificFish and invertebrates.GroupersSerranidae
84BarramundiLates calcarifer1.8m10-40mIndo-West PacificFish, Crustaceans, Molluscs.Lates PerchLatidae
85BarramundiJuvenile65cm3-100mIndo-PacificFish and invertebrates.GroupersSerranidae
86Barred BlennyCirripectes polyzona8.5cm0-3mIndo-PacificAlgaeBlenniesBlenniidae
87Barred FlagtailKuhlia mugil50cm0-18mIndo-PacificInvertebratesFlagtailsKuhliidae
88Barred HamletHypoplectrus puella12cm3-15mCaribbeanFish and invertebratesGroupersSerranidae
89Barred MorayEchidna polyzona60cm1-15mIndo-pacificFish and invertebratesEelsMuraenidae
90Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatus20cm2-15mWest PacificAlgae, seagrass, weeds.RabbitfishesSiganidae
91Barred Sand CongerPoeciloconger fasciatus60cm2-32mIndo PacificFish and crustaceansEelsCongridae
92Barred ShrimpgobyCryptocentrus fasciatus8cm2-15mIndo-Asian PacificInvertebrates and zooplanktonGobiesGobiidae
93Barred Thicklip WrasseHemigymnus fasciatus50cm2-25mIndo-PacificInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
94Barred Thicklip WrasseJuvenile50cm2-25cmIndo-PacificInvertebratesWrassesLabridae
95Barred UnicornfishNaso thynnoides40cm2-30mIndo-PacificPlankton and algaeSurgeonfishesAcanthuridae
96Barred-fin MorayGymnothorax zonipectis80cm4-40mIndo-PacificFish, octopus and crustaceansEelsMuraenidae
97Barrel SpongeXestospongia testudinaria1.5m10-30mIndo West-PacificPlanktonSpongesPetrosiidae
98Barrier Reef AnemonefishAmphiprion akindynos11.5cm3-25mSouthwestern PacificZooplankton and algaeAnemonefishesPomacentridae
99Barrier Reef ChromisChromis nitida9cm5-25mSouthwestern PacificZooplanktonDamselfishesPomacentridae
100Bartail FlatheadPlatycephalus indicus60cm20-200mIndo-West PacificFish, invertebrates and squidFlatheadsPlatycephalidae